Solange Knowles Tussles with the Cops - Over a Banana!

Yeah, you read that right.

While big sister, “Bey” was busy
stealing the show at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, Solange Knowles was in
Miami Beach, apparently not getting the red carpet treatment she expected.

After being turned away at the
door of Club Cameo, police say that Knowles "became abusive" with off-duty
officers who tried to escort her across the street to calm her down.

According to the cops, Solange
was denied entry to the club because she was carrying a five-foot tall inflatable
banana.

They say “banana”; Solange says
“racism.”

"A police officer just pulled a weapon on me," Solange tweeted after the August 28th incident. "I have done NOTHING illegal, against the law, or anything of the sort. I am simply tired of police using arrogance, ego and authority as an offense."

The mom-of-one claims that
the off-duty policemen pulled a switchblade on her and threatened to deflate the
banana; all of which the officers deny.

The incident is currently being
investigated by Miami Beach PD’s Internal Affairs department, but we're thinking this is exactly the kind of s**t that happens when Solange leaves the house without her “I’m Beyoncé’s
sister” t-shirt.

Shayla C. Perry is a freelance journalist based in New York. In addition to interviewing some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, and covering the latest in celebrity news & gossip, her forte (read: obsession) is examining the sensationalism, gall, and sheer genius of reality TV.